Kolkata: Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday, August 2, strongly pitched for the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code in India, asserting that such a law was essential to eliminate discrimination, particularly against women. She also stressed the need for such a law in neighbouring Bangladesh and Pakistan. “All advanced countries have UCC-like laws. Bangladesh,…
Over the past several weeks, one narrative has dominated television debates, social media timelines and political discourse: that India’s Generation Z is impatient, disrespectful, irresponsible and permanently agitated. The impression created was that the country’s youth had risen in revolt and had turned against the establishment. But do the facts support this sweeping conclusion? Not…
The Ayyavole 500, also known as the Five Hundred Lords of Ayyavole, Ainnurruvar (Tamil), or Nanadesi, was a confederation of merchant guilds active in South India and across the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal trade arc from roughly the 8th/9th century CE through the 15th century, a run of over 600 years. It was…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Rs 5,000 crore Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra Pradesh, formally named the Alluri Sitarama Raju International Airport, built in Vizianagaram district near Visakhapatnam. The Prime Minister inaugurated the terminal building and inspected the facility along with Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu….
New Delhi: India’s liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from the United States (US) surged to a record high in July, with the country supplying 0.91 million tonnes (mt), accounting for more than 73 per cent of total imports, according to data from maritime intelligence firm Kpler. India has ramped up LPG imports from the US…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday appealed for restraint and forgiveness after abusive slogans directed at him during student protests over alleged paper leaks at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar led to a police case against a 25-year-old woman, saying that “abuses never solve anything” and urging society to guide, rather than punish, those who…
There is a particular kind of frustration every serious investor eventually meets. The price-to-earnings ratio looks reasonable, the balance sheet is clean, the discounted cash flow model says the stock is undervalued, and the market still refuses to cooperate. Sentiment turns sour for no visible reason, volatility spikes without a headline to explain it, and the usual…
Shrikant Rao With industry players preparing to appear at bauma CONEXPO INDIA 2026, the timing is right to look at what Swedish truckmaker Scania is really trying to do in India. The country is selling heavy trucks again in serious numbers, but Scania is not behaving like a company preparing to chase every one of…
New Delhi: Petrol blended with 20 per cent ethanol (E20) can reduce fuel economy by 2 to 6 per cent depending on the vehicle category and vintage, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Parliament on Thursday. The Union Minister, however, argued that tests for engine durability on a dynamometer and on-road vehicle tests…
Special Correspondent The simmering factionalism within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again come to the fore, with the Acting President’s reported move to convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) triggering a fierce debate among stakeholders over its timing, intent, legality and implications. What was initially seen as an attempt to address several long-pending…
